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Welcome to Mimsville ...

Mimsville is located in Baker County<1>.


The location of Mimsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Mimsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Mimsville is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mimsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Mimsville (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Mimsville: (229)

Communities near Mimsville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mimsville.

  • Vada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
    • Vada is located in Decatur County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Douglass Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Douglasville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
    • Douglasville is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
  • Hawkinstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
  • Camilla
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hentown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Morgan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Colquitt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Leary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
    • Leary is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mimsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mimsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mimsville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mimsville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mimsville. See our Newspapers Page for Mimsville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mimsville ...

Looking for more information about Mimsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Mimsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mimsville.

Adding Mimsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mimsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mimsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mimsville post office opened in 1884.

We also found Mimsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mimsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mimsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mimsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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